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conventual

[kuhn-ven-choo-uhl]

adjective

of, belonging to, or characteristic of a convent.

noun

Friar Minor Conventual.

a member of a convent or monastery.

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Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English < Medieval Latin conventuālis, equivalent to Latin conventu-, stem of conventus convent + -ālis -al¹

Related forms

con·ven·tu·al·ly, adjective

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conventual (kənˈvɛntjʊəl)

—*adj*
1.	of, belonging to, or characteristic of a convent

—n
2.	a member of a convent

con'ventually

—*adv*

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